NORTHERN ONTARIO JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE
NOJHL NETWORK MEDIA UPDATE
Release Date: Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015
Gold Miners, Thunderbirds crack CJHL preseason rankings
SUDBURY – The Canadian Junior Hockey League announced their Pointstreak preseason rankings for the upcoming 2015-16 campaign and a pair of Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League clubs have garnered recognition.
Both the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners and Soo Thunderbirds cracked the top 10 being tabbed seventh and ninth overall respectively.
Kirkland Lake will serve as the host side for the 2016 Dudley-Hewitt Cup Central Canada Jr. A Championship while Sault Ste. Marie enters the season as the defending NOJHL and Dudley-Hewitt champions.
The following is the Pointstreak CJHL preseason top 20 rankings and five honourable mention teams for the 2015-16:
POINTSTREAK CJHL PRESEASON TOP 20
RANK TEAM (LEAGUE)
1. Penticton Vees (BCHL)
2. Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL)
3. Portage Terriers (MJHL)
4. Estevan Bruins (SJHL)
5. Woodstock Slammers (MHL)
6. Lloydminster Bobcats (AJHL)
7. Kirkland Lake Gold Miners (NOJHL)
8. Aurora Tigers (OJHL)
9. Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL)
10. Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL)
11. Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL)
12. Fort Frances Lakers (SIJHL)
13. Trenton Golden Hawks (OJHL)
14. St-Jerome Panthers (QJHL)
15. Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL)
16. Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL)
17. Ottawa Jr. ‘A’ Senators (CCHL)
18. Selkirk Steelers (MJHL)
19. Terrebonne Cobras (QJHL)
20. Dieppe Commandos (MHL)
Honourable Mention: Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL), Drumheller Dragons (AJHL), Melfort Mustangs (SJHL), Winnipeg Blues (MJHL), Georgetown Raiders (OJHL).
The Pointstreak CJHL preseason rankings are based upon a variety of factors which includes the league in which the teams belong to, last season’s results in regular season and playoffs as well as initial recruiting efforts for the upcoming season.
The Pointstreak CJHL Top 20 Weekly Rankings will begin on Sept. 28.
ABOUT THE CJHL
The Canadian Junior Hockey League is a national organization comprised of all 10 Junior A hockey leagues in Canada.
The CJHL represents 131 teams and nearly 3,000 players and has just as many former players furthering their hockey careers at the professional, major junior and college level across North America.
For latest CJHL news and features, visit www.cjhlhockey.com and follow on Twitter at twitter.com/cjhlhockey or @cjhlhockey.
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